July/August, 2020 Volume M, NO. 33
Empire State
Physical Therapy The O f f i ci al Ne wsl etter o f the N ew Yo r k Phys ic a l Th era py As s o c iatio n, I nc.
IN THIS ISSUE 2020 House of Delegates Report (Cover Story (page 1,3)
Lessons Learned - President's Letter (page 2)
Spring 2020 BOD, Special BOD Meeting and the 2020 DA Report (page 3-4)
In Memoriam: Susan Bennett, PT, DPT, PhD (page 5-6)
To Be or Not To Be....Better Together: Dr. Tracy Urvater (page 7-8)
Nominating Committee Article (page 9)
Nomination Forms (page 10-12)
News & Announcements (page 14)
2020 House of Delegates Report by Roger Herr, PT, MPA Chief Delegate NY 2020-2021
2020 is my first term as NY Chapter Chief Delegate. First, thank you to all the NYPTA Delegates, Alternates and PTA Caucus member who made the first virtual/remote APTA House of Delegates due to COVID-19 self-quarantine/no travel. We covered forty-two motions in three days: thirty-three passed, six of which were bylaw amendments. Two motions referred, one defeated and six motions were not considered. Our process shifted from onsite meeting in Arizona to online meetings in our home/office to address candidates and motions, mostly using Zoom. The delegates served the Chapter well with dialogue, discussion, debate and follow up with motion makers and other components as needed. The meetings were in the afternoon and evenings with 1.5 hours online and one-hour breaks. The first motion to be discussed was RC 41-20 Charge: Appropriate use of Telehealth in Physical Therapy. A motion brought by NY prior to COVID and had strong support of the House such that it was moved to first order of new business. The motion language presented and passed: That the American Physical Therapy Association develop best-practice strategies to guide the use of telehealth in physical therapist practice.
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